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Waiting List Statuses

Waiting List

Status

Athens Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher

Closed

Other Athens Housing Authority Waiting Lists

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Athens Housing Authority Phone: (903) 675-1898.

Closed:
Athens Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

How To Apply to the Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

The Athens Housing Authority in Athens, Texas Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program waiting list is currently closed. In a post on the Texas Housing Association website on 8/13/2014, the housing authority said the HCV waiting list closed on December 31, 2012. The wait list was also open some time after 2012, and closed on 5/31/2018. There is no indication when it may open back up.

Last Updated on 11/12/2018.

About Athens Housing Authority

Representatives of Athens Housing Authority may be available by phone at (903) 675-1898. Unless otherwise noted above, applications will not be provided or accepted by phone.

Waiting List and Tenancy

According to the 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households database, the housing authority's voucher program has an annual turnover of 15% having issued approximately 13 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 5 years and 9 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of 19 months on the waiting list1.

Income Characteristics

According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 2.2 persons and has a household income of $11,008 per year. 96% of households were very low income (VLI) and 68% were extremely low income (ELI). 36% of households had wages as a major source of income, 0% of households had welfare (TANF, General Assistance or Public Assistance) as their primary source of income, and 59% of households had other income (Social Security, Disability or Pension) as their major source of income.

Heads of Household Characteristics

5% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 52% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 20% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 22% were headed by a person 62 years old or older. In addition, 1% of households were headed by a person 85 years old or older.

51% of households included children, 1% of which had two adults in the household. 48% of households with children have a female head of household. 82% of all households were headed by a female.

78% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 75% of all heads of households being Black and 1% being Hispanic.

Of all households participating in the Athens Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher program, 13% include at least one person with a disability. 17% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 60% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.

Bedroom Size and Overhousing

19% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 49% with 2 bedrooms and 33% with 3 or more bedrooms. 26% of voucher recipients are considered overhoused, meaning they occupy a rental unit larger than their family size requires.

Rent, Assistance, and Utility Allowances

The average monthly tenant contribution to rent by Athens Housing Authority voucher holders in 2016 was $298 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $432. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $78.

1. This Picture of Subsidized Households data field is the average wait time of those who received a voucher in the preceding 12 months. Due to special voucher programs like VASH, recent waiting list purges, or waiting list preferences the average wait time can vary significantly from one year to the next and it is entirely possible many current applicants on the waiting list have been waiting for assistance for far longer.